The Necropolis Empire

Twilight Imperium Series

By: Tim Pratt

Narrated by: Erin deWard

The key to controlling the galaxy is hidden on a distant planet, and interplanetary powers will do anything to unlock its secrets, in this epic space opera from the best-selling game, Twilight Imperium

Bianca Xing has spent a lifetime on a provincial planet, dreaming of travelling the stars. When her planet is annexed by the Barony of Letnev, Bianca finds herself being taken into custody, told that she's special—the secret daughter of a brilliant scientist, hidden away on a remote planet for her own safety. But the truth about Bianca is stranger. There are secrets hidden in her genetic code that could have galaxy altering consequences. Driven by an incredible yearning and assisted by the fearsome Letnev Captain, Dampierre, Bianca must follow her destiny to the end, even if it leads to places that are best left forgotten.

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Dark Adventure

The story keeps you on your toes! The characters are deep and intriguing. A solid lore builder for the Twilight Imperium Universe.

Good Sci-Fantasy, great for fans of the board game

Many of you reading this are here because you've played the board game, so I'm gonna write this based on that. This book is only loosely connected to the first, but it admirably serves its purpose in fleshing out the Twilight Imperium universe for what I must assume is the soon-to-be-released RPG system. For myself, this just improves the board game experience by giving me context in to how each faction's individual beliefs and behaviors apply to their interactions with other factions and makes the thematic aspect of TI much more exciting.

Started slow but heated up nicely!

After reading the first Pratt Twilight novel I thought the start of the book was odd, but I persevered. I am glad I did as a character came back from book 1 (which I hope more will in future novels) and the story got very good. So I am dinging it one star for the first 1/4 of the novel but stick with it! It is worth the payoff!